Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-25
XXTH LEGISLATURE.
The Senate Virtual J Kills the Railroad
Commission Bili by POstpOning
il Subject to Gail.
TO Regulate Prosecutions and Civil
Suits for Libel.
THE SENATE.

trlctS.
The committee reported unfavorably
House bill to incorporate Austin Hose
Company No. 9.
Senator Upsbsw called up his railroad
commission bill with q substitute by SEN
ator Simkins.
Senator Lane moved that it be post
poned inde flItely.
Senator Harrison moved the adoption
of the substitute. Lost. Yeas, -;
nays, Is.
Senator Lane moved that the bill lie on
the table subject to call which virtually
kills it.
Yeas - Senators Abercrombie, Bell,
Burgess, Burney, Calhoun, Davis, Doug
lass of Jefferson, Garrison, Houston,
Jarvis, Knittle, Lane, Pope, Stinson, Ter
rell. Woods, Woodward. Total, II.
Nays-Senators Allen, Arml5tead,
Camp, Claiborne, Douglass of Grayson,
Field, Frank, Glasscock, Gregg, Harri-
son, Mcdonald, Macmanus, Simkins
and Upsnaw. Total, u.
Joint resolution by Senator Terrell
amt nding the judiciary article was taken
up.
Senator Simkins moved to increase
the Supreme Judges from five to six.
Senator Bell moved to increase to
seven. Adopted.
Senator Lane moved to make the salary
not less than IS, 600.
Senator Burney moved to insert So, 600.
Senator Woodward offered substitute,
making the Salary 81, 500.
On motion CT Senator Davis, the
amendment was tabled.
Senator Allen moved to fix the salary
al S., 900.
On motion Of Senator Davis the amend
ment was tabled and the salary fixed al
$4,000
Senator Camp moved TO strike out the
provision authorizing the Legislature to
locate the court at Austin. Adopted.
Senator Harrison moved to amend by
providing that the court shall be held at
four other places besides at the capital.
Senator Woods moved to inert pro-
Vided that one Of the courts shall be at
HalIettsYine in case II becomes a railroad
junction. Adopted.
Senator HarTs0n's amendment as
amended WAS then lost.
Senator Burney moved to so amend as
to require he court TO sit only at the
seat OF government.
Senator StinsOn moved to table. Car
ried.
Senator Harrison moved to strike out
section H. THE Legislature may confer
upon the Supreme court exclusive orig
inal jurisdiction 10 issue Writs of manda-
mus, except as against the Governor, in
classes Of cases TO be specified by law. :"
Senator Lane offered TO amend by in
sorting after mandamus the words land
iDluGctiOns against the heads OF state de-
partments." AdOpted-yeas, %; nays, 2.
Senator Harrison moved to strike out
the words Sin classes of cases 10 be speCi-
fed By law"
Senator Pope. moved call of the Sen
ate. Carried.
Call suspended and Senate adjourned
until O'Clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Senators Mcdonald, Bell, Houston and
Burney were appointed conference COM
mittee on the Mcdonald land bill.
House bill repeating the law to require
railroads to stop their trains thirty min
utes at the state line at Texarkana,
passed.
House local optioa bill passed-yeas,
20; nays, 9.
Substitute Senate bill for House bill
postpODing the collection Of taxes, was
called.
Senator Harrison moved to post
pone indefinitely. Lost.
a motion to reconsider the vote en-
crossing the bill was lost.
An amendment e4empting Limestone,
Freestone, Navarro, Reeves, El Paso
and other counties from the provisions of
the bill was adopted.
a long discussion followed in which
Senator AberCYsnbie took strong cOnsti-
tutiOnal grounds against the bill, showing
that it was simply local in its application.
Senator Terrell moved to strike out
the exempted counties so as to make il
general il its effect. Adopted.
Pending passage of the bill it went TO
the table under Call of the Senate.
House bill TO provide tor the levy of &C.
Cupation tax on certain occupations was
taken up with Senate substitute pro-
viding for the collection OF a tax on mer-
camille agencies, sellers of pools, skating
Kinks, electric light companies, cotton
seed oil mills, land and cattle companies,
and wholesale and retail dealers in pis-
tolls, etc, etc.
The substitute was adopted.
Adjourned.
THE HOUSE.
The Senate local ption bill was taken
minor amendments.
House bill, authorizing the Governor
to instruct the Acknowledgement to bring
suit to remove clouds from titles in mat
tiers in which the state is interested,
passed.
Senate bill No. "a, authorizing counties
to issue bonds and levy 8 tax for bridge
purposes, came up on motion to recon-
slider and s substitute was offered for the |
bill by Mr.. GOeth and engrossed.
Mr.. Curry introduced a joint resolu- !
ton amending section ,, article Z, of the
constitution OF the state of Texas, so as
TO appropriate and perpetuAte additional
lands to the public school fund
By Mr.. PIumly, a bill regulating prose |
cutioGs and civil suits for libel. 1t pro-
vide3 that every person shall be az liberty /
to speak, write or publish his opinions on |
any subject, beng TcspOnsib e for the |
abuse of that privilege. The truth Of the |
alleged Iibelcus matter may be given in |
evidence, and s5al constitute justitca !
tion thereof and coAplete defense to the /
suit. Before iDstitutiDg suit to recover /
damages growing out of q lIbelous publ /
cation the party agarieved shall frs5 give /
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